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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4018 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4018

  To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the 
 Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2024

Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the 
 Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Transitions Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS--NEEDS FOR 2050.

    Section 12609 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 5009) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``There is established'' 
        and inserting ``Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of the Farm Transitions Act of 2024, the Secretary 
        shall establish'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and 
                Recommendations'' after ``Study'';
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``, and make recommendations relating to,'' 
                after ``study on'';
                    (C) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and 
                        timely'' after ``affordable''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(D) apprenticeships, mentoring programs, business 
                training, and technical assistance programs;'';
                    (D) in paragraph (2), by striking ``this Act'' and 
                inserting ``the Farm Transitions Act of 2024'';
                    (E) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``existing and new Federal tax 
                        policies'' and inserting ``existing and new 
                        State and Federal policies, including tax 
                        policies''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or 
                        impede'' after ``facilitate'';
                    (F) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (G) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting 
                        ``the Farm Transitions Act of 2024''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting a semicolon; and
                    (H) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) heirs' property and succession of agricultural land;
            ``(7) any unique barriers faced by farmers and ranchers in 
        the ability to transfer, inherit, or purchase agricultural 
        assets, including land; and
            ``(8) leasing and ownership trends, including leasing and 
        ownership trends by foreign persons or entities.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``this Act'' and 
        inserting ``the Farm Transitions Act of 2024'';
            (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``2 years after the 
        date of enactment of the Farm Transitions Act of 2024'';
            (5) in subsection (l), by striking ``Sections 9 and 14 of 
        the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)'' and 
        inserting ``Sections 1008 and 1013 of title 5, United States 
        Code,''; and
            (6) in subsection (m), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
        ``2028''.
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